2023
COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation
Patton M, Orihuela C, Harrod K, Bhuiyan M, Dominic P, Kevil C, Fort D, Liu V, Farhat M, Koff J, Lal C, Gaggar A, Richter R, Erdmann N, Might M, Gaggar A. COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation. Critical Care 2023, 27: 34. PMID: 36691080, PMCID: PMC9868503, DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04312-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial co-infectionNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioIn-hospital mortalityMechanical ventilationICU admissionCo-infectionRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 variantsCohort studyIncreased riskPrimary outcomeIncreased risk of in-hospital mortalityRisk of in-hospital mortalityCommunity-acquired bacteremiaCulture-positive resultsRetrospective cohort studySingle-center reportsInpatient encountersMultivariate logistic regressionBlood culturesPrognostic indicatorOmicron SARS-CoV-2 variantComparison cohortOdds ratioSevere disease
2012
Rhinovirus and other respiratory viruses exert different effects on lung allograft function that are not mediated through acute rejection
Sayah DM, Koff JL, Leard LE, Hays SR, Golden JA, Singer JP. Rhinovirus and other respiratory viruses exert different effects on lung allograft function that are not mediated through acute rejection. Clinical Transplantation 2012, 27: e64-e71. PMID: 23278569, PMCID: PMC3558613, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung transplant recipientsAcute rejectionAllograft functionCARV infectionBiopsy-proven acute rejectionIncidence of ARLung allograft functionTransbronchial biopsy resultsReference groupChronic allograft rejectionRespiratory virus infectionsAllograft dysfunctionLung allograftsTransplant recipientsAllograft rejectionExpiratory volumePrimary outcomeRespiratory virusesAdverse outcomesClinical recordsRV infectionBaseline incidenceBiopsy resultsMonths postinfectionVirus infection